Two sentenced in gang-related shooting in Hillsboro

The case: Three men admitted their roles in an October gang-related shooting in Hillsboro by entering pleas in Washington County Circuit Court.

Miguel Reyes-Gonzales, 17, was accused of the Oct. 11 shooting of Fermin Mandujano-Marin in a Hillsboro neighborhood. The defendant and the victim knew each other as rival gang members, according to Lt. Michael Rouches, Hillsboro Police spokesman.

Police say Reyes-Gonzales was standing on a sidewalk making gang signs when the victim drove by, got out of his car and asked why Reyes-Gonzales was making the signs. Reyes-Gonzales responded by shooting the victim in the leg with a .32-caliber semi-automatic pistol, Rouches said.

Update: On March 10, Reyes-Gonazles pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder. Two charges, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, were dismissed.

Two co-defendants, Carlos Peguero-Villa, 18, and Ezequiel Santos-Gomez, 16, entered guilty pleas to attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon. They acted as "lookouts" during the shooting, according to Rouches.

What's next: Washington County Circuit Presiding Judge Thomas W. Kohl sentenced Reyes-Gonzales to 90 months in prison for the Measure 11 felony. Reyes-Gonzales is not eligible for early release.

Kohl also sentenced Peguero-Villa and Santos-Gomez to 36 months each on the attempted assault charges and 24 months each on the unlawful use of a weapon counts. Peguero-Villa and Santos-Gomez will serve their sentences consecutively. All three men will also have to pay restitution, yet to be determined.